Saskatchewan Wildfires Spur Mass Evacuations in Northern Communities
Monday, June 2, 2025, 8:21 pm
Northern Saskatchewan wildfires have prompted emergency evacuation orders, with La Ronge and additional communities forced to leave amid rapidly spreading blazes that threaten local infrastructure. Authorities are working under challenging conditions as the infernos intensify and displace thousands of residents.
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The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issued an evacuation order Monday afternoon for the 2,500 residents of La Ronge, as well as those in nearby…
The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge.
The town’s 2,500 residents, as well as anyone within 20 kilometres, have been ordered to leave immediately
To date, more than 17,000 people have been displaced by wildfires in Manitoba, including 5,000 from Flin Flon.
About 8,000 people have been affected by wildfires in Saskatchewan, ignited by hot, dry weather that has allowed some blazes to grow and threaten more than two dozen communities.
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